Prepare Your Students for Music CentersI had done a few different centers in the past, mostly with my upper grades, and not very well thought out. This year though, one of my personal goals was to incorporate centers in a way that was well-planned, gave students lots of ways to practice a concep...

10 Games for Rhythm FlashcardsMy Kodaly Level 3 teacher, Susan Tevis, would say "no drill and kill", meaning music should always be a joyful experience, never drilling for reading. So today, I wanted to take a look at rhythm flashcards and share 10 games that will provide students wit...

Make It / Take It for Music TeachersLast Winter I organized a Make It / Take It for the Kodaly Music Educators of Kansas. I thought I would share with you what we did at this make it/ take it in case other districts, chapters, or groups of music teacher friends are interested in putting toget...

Halloween Music ManipulativesThis week for Monday Music Manipulatives I am sharing some Halloween themed manipulatives for the music room. 1) Halloween Themed Erasers You can use these Halloween themed erasers to show how many sounds on a beat by placing them on beat charts, or for mel...

Bulletin Boards for Halloween in the Music RoomI got to invade one of my friend's classrooms this afternoon and decorate a few of her bulletin boards for her to get them ready for Halloween. I always wished that I could change out my Solfa Street board just a bit throughout the year, making it match wha...

Monday Music Manipulatives - 4 Beat Rhythm BlocksI am so excited to share with you one of my students favorite manipulatives for rhythm practice, 4 Beat Rhythm Blocks. The four blocks each have a hole going through them and are on a little stick, so they can rotate, butare secured by the pieces on the end...

Monday Music Manipulatives - Meter ManipulativesLast Monday, I posted on my Facebook page asking what music manipulatives you were using in your lessons and I got some really neat ideas, and I am so happy that those teachers are allowing me to share their manipulative ideas with you. Today's idea comes f...

Pirate Themed Resources for the Elementary Music RoomShiver me timbers! Monday, Sept. 19th is "Talk Like a Pirate Day", so I have collected a treasure trove of pirate themed resources for the elementary music room. Grab these treasures on sale now! An InLinkz Link-up

Music Room Decor{Blog Hop}In my last post I shared about my plans to stay home this school year with my daughter as she starts half day preschool and we prepare to welcome baby #2 in December. Although I don't have a classroom of my own this year, that has not kept me out of the cla...